Abraham Lake, Canada by Vinci Palad

Abraham Lake, Canada by Vinci Palad

Travelled to Canada this year to see these amazing patterns of methane bubbles in Abraham lake. I have never walked on a frozen lake before so this was a pretty crazy experience for me. The first day we came was quite scary. There was no one around, which I typically enjoy, except that this time I was afraid of the possibility that we might fall through the Ice and lose consciousness and there would be no one there to save us. We chose not to wear crampons, which was probably not the best idea safety wise, but we did it to avoid ruining our potential foreground. As we walked through the lake, I swear every step felt and sounded like imminent death! I could hear every crack with every step. Some parts were covered in snow which made me even more uncomfortable. I was seriously freaked out! but then I saw this guy from quite a distance away and he seemed to be ice skating. He was too far so it was hard to know for certain what he was doing. On our way back, we stopped by where he was parked and he told us he was playing hockey with his friends! I was so relived and excited to try again the next day after he said that! Took this photo the following afternoon. Wind was pretty crazy. I left my tripod standing not too far from me while I search for my foreground and the wind blew it about 100 feet across the lake without it falling down 🙂 It was pretty amazing! Like I said I wasn’t wearing any crampons so I had to literally get on my stomach every time the wind blows so as to not injure myself. Lucky we came out to shoot that afternoon though. It snowed pretty heavy that night and the lake stayed covered the entire week! Anyway’s really enjoyed Canada. Really liked Banff. I wanna move there someday! hehe! Did you know they have an awesome new gym?… Very clean locker rooms! haha just thought I’d add that here! LOL.

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